Kerosene-buritin g device



D. P. PARKER.

KEROSENE BURNING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.19, I918.

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Wilma D. P. PARKER.

KEROSENE BURNING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 19. 1918.

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DOUGLAS 1'. PARKER, OF SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA.

KEROSEN'E-BURNING DEVICE.

Application filed January 19, 1918. Serial No. 212,768.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, DOUGLAS P. PARKER, acitizen of the United States, residing at Shreveport, in the county ofCaddo and State of Louisiana, have invented a new and usefulKerosene-Burning Device, of which the following is a specification.

The structure forming the subject matter of this application is adaptedfor use wlth internal combustion engines, and one ob]ect of theinvention is to provide novel means whereby gasolene and a relativelyheavy 011 slkljllll as kerosene may be used interchangea y.

be heated by the exhaust before the charge enters the intake manifold.

A further object of the invention is to provide novel means wherebywater or steam may be introduced into the intake manifold when keroseneis used, the water or steam supply being out ofl' when gasolene 1s em.-ployed.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and toenhance the utility of devices of that typeto which the presentinvention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention. 4

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 shows in side elevation,'a device constructed in accordancewith the present invention, parts appearing in section;

Fig 2 is a vertical longitudinal section wherein parts appear inelevation;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken through the intake manifold andparts located therebelow; and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentalcross section taken approximately on the line 4-4of Fig. 1.

The numeral 1 denotes an exhaust manifold having an underlying tubularoutlet 2 terminated in a flange 3. The manifold 1 is provided with theusual cylinder connections 4. At 5 there appears an intake manifoldhaving cylinder connections'fi. At its bottom, the intake manifold 5 issupplied Specification of Letters Patent.

Another object of the invention is to provide novel means whereby thecharge Wlll.

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with a drum-like extension 7 includingheads 8 and 9. Flues of relativelysmall diameter, denoted by the numeral 10, exte d from the vhead 8 tothe head 9, and open t rough the heads.

The numeral 11 denotes, generally, a casing member, and the numeral 12designates another casing member. The casing member 11 comprises aneck14 and a cup-like body 15, the body 15 being-threaded on or otherwisesecured to the head 8 ofthe extension 71 The neck 14 terminates in aflange 16 attached by means of securing elements 17 to the flange 3 ofthe outlet 2 for the exhaust manifold 1. The casing member 12 embodies amanifold 5 intermediate the ends of the I latter. valve casing 21 and isadapted to convey to the manifold 5, water or steam from any suitablesource, such as the radiator of an automobile. J ournaled in the valvecasing 21 is a one way valve 23 operated by means of an arm 24 pivotedat-25 toa screw 26 threaded into a sleeve 27, the sleeve beingadjustably,.by means of a set screw 30, to a controlling rod 31, pivotedat 32 to an extension 33 which may be prolonged to some, point whichwill render this element accessible to an operator.

A pipe 22 communicates with the A valve casing 34 is connected by meansof a neck 35 with the bottom portion of the drum-like extension 7 of theintake mamfold 5, and opens between the heads 8' and 9. In thevalvecasing 34 is journaled' a three-way valve 36, controlled by an arm 37which is pivoted at 38 to the end of the rod 31.

The numeral 39 denotes a gasolene car-' valve casing 34, the numeral 49marking a kerosene carbureter communicating with the other end of thevalve casing, the three way bureter communicating with one end of thesupplied from the carbureter 40 will pass through the valve 36 and enterthe intake manifold 5, through the drum-like extension,

7. At the same time, water or steam will be admitted through the pipe 22and the valve 23 into the intake manifold 55. When it is desired to usegasolene, the rod 31 is manipulated by means of the extension 33, arotation being imparted to the valve 33 by the arm 34, the screw 26 andthe sleeve 27,, a rotation being imparted to the valve 26 by way of therod 31 and the arm 37. When the valve 36 is rotated so that the gasolenecarbureter 39 discharges into the intake manifold 5 through thedrum-like extension 7, the valve 23 is rotated so as to cut oii thesupply of water or steam through the pipe 22. In view of theforegoing,'it will be seen that water or steam will be supplied to theexplosive mixture, when-the basis of the explosive mixture is kerosenevapor: but, upon the other hand, no water will be supplied when thebasis of the eX- plosive mixture is gasolene vapor.

The valves 23 and 36 may be set to operate properly with respect to eachother, and according to the procedure hereinbefore outlined, bythreading the screw 26 into or out of the sleeve 27. Similarly, byshifting the rider 29 along the rod 31, and by holding the rider inadjusted positions through the medium of the set screw 30, the valves 23and 36 may be set with respect to each other.

Ordinarily, the structure is started by the use of gasolene suppliedfrom the carbureter 39, and when the engine has warmed up sufficiently,the gasolene carbureter 39 is cut off and the kerosene carbureter 40 isput into operation in the way hereinbefore described.

The exhaust proceeding from the manifold 1, traverses the outlet 2, thecasing member 12, the fiues 10, and the casing member 12. As the exhaustpasses through the lines 10, the explosive mixture entering the intakemanifold 5 by way of the drum-like extension 7 is heated, and theefiiciency of the mixture is enhanced accordingly.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

In a device of the class described, an exhaust manifold; an intakemanifold; carbureters communicating with the intake manifold; a two-Wayvalve intermediate the carbureters and provided with a first arm, thevalve constituting means for establishing communication between thecarbureters, one at, a time, and the intake manifold; a water supplyconduit communicating with the intake manifold; a valve controlling theconduit and provided with a, second arm; an operating rod pivoted to thefirst arm; a sleeve mounted to slide for'acljustment along the rod;means for holding the sleeve in adjusted positions on the rod; alongitudinally adjustable connection comprising parts having their innerends threaded together, one of said parts being pivoted to the sleeve;and a pivot element uniting the other of said parts with the second arm,the pivot element constituting means whereby the connection, as anentity, is movably assembled with the second arm, and constituting meansfor preventing relative movement between the parts of the connectionthereby to maintain the connection at an adjusted length.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

.DOUGLAS P. PARKER. Witnesses:

JOHN P. PARKER, DANIEL P. PARKER.

